Shloka 1636

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

शुको ददर्श धर्मात्मा पुष्पितद्रुमकाननाम्‌ | राजन! धर्मात्मा शुकने ऊर्ध्वलोकमें जाते समय खिले हुए वृक्षों और वनोंसे सुशोभित रमणीय मन्दाकिनी (आकाशगंगा) का दर्शन किया

Transliteration

śuko dadarśa dharmātmā puṣpitadrumakānanām |

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : Le juste Śuka contempla une forêt d’arbres en fleurs. Tandis qu’il s’élevait vers les mondes supérieurs, il vit la délicieuse Mandākinī—parée de bosquets florissants—signe d’un passage de bon augure, accordé au dharma, par lequel une âme purifiée gagne les sphères transcendantes.

Word by Word

• शुकः: Śuka (the sage/parrot-sage)
• शुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुष्पित-द्रुमकाननाम्: having forests of flowering trees
• पुष्पित-द्रुमकाननाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पितद्रुमकानन
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śuka
• Mandākinī (celestial Gaṅgā)
• flowering trees
• groves/forests
• higher worlds (ūrdhvaloka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage frames spiritual ascent as the natural culmination of a life rooted in dharma: the dharmātmā (righteous-souled) experiences auspicious, purified realms, symbolized by the celestial Mandākinī and blossoming groves.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Śuka, while journeying to the higher worlds, beholds a beautiful landscape of flowering forests and the Mandākinī (heavenly Gaṅgā), marking his upward passage and the sanctity of his destination.